ALL Saints C/W School pupils were transported to Alberic, Spain through special Online Field Trips as part of a new initiative to teach children where their food comes from.
The first trip, held on Thursday, December 4, saw children transported to Spain where fruit farmer Bernado guided pupils through a 30 minute lesson at his farm to teach them about clementines.
The Online Field Trips have been created by Tesco, working closely with teachers and using Google+ technology, as part of the retailer’s Eat Happy Project.
The technology, pioneered in the US, have been brought to UK schoolchildren and tailored to the national curriculum.
The project allows primary school children to learn about food by talking directly to food growers and producers both in the UK and thousands of miles away, live from their own classroom.
Tesco is committed to helping young people live healthier lives. In response to feedback from customers and parents, Tesco this year announced that it would become the first major retailer in the UK to remove sweets and chocolate from checkouts across all its store formats.
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